The “biggest implication” of special counsel Robert Mueller’s 400-page report could be that “reminders of Russian malfeasance might stoke Congressional Russia sanctions momentum,” according to analysts at ClearView Energy Partners.

Mueller found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Putin regime. Mueller also did not conclude President Donald Trump obstructed justice, though the report did not exonerate him either.

Trump saw Mueller’s report has major win. However, the report’s detailed description into Russian agents’ attempts to interfere in the 2016 election have some lawmakers fired up about punishing the Kremlin.

Congressional calls for sanctions, especially on Russian energy companies and assets, could grow in the Mueller report’s wake, ClearView analysts said in a memo released Thursday.

Support for increased sanctions on Russia have grown during Trump’s time in office. In ClearView’s estimation, the White House and GOP lawmakers “might prefer to redirect the popular narrative towards Russia sanctions legislation ahead of 2020 elections.”

However, Trump has come under criticism from both parties for, in their view, not being tough enough on Russia. ClearView expects more lawmakers, Republican and Democratic, to renew their push for sanctions, despite what the White House might want.

Gardner pushed the bipartisan Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act (DASKA), of which he is a co-sponsor. DASKA would expand sanctions to natural gas projects outside of Russia.

Gardner also co-sponsored the European Energy Security and Diversification Act (EESD), which would allocate $1 billion to key natural gas infrastructure projects abroad.

On the left, New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat who co-sponsored legislation EESD with Gardner, urged Trump to “finally hold the Kremlin accountable for its attack on our democracy.” Gardner and Shaheen sit on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

The report makes clear that Russia brazenly attacked our election. We need to make sure this doesn’t happen again. I hope the findings related to Russian interference compel the Trump administration to finally hold the Kremlin accountable for its attack on our democracy.

There’s also the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act (DETER), introduced by Sens. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Marco Rubio of Florida, which imposes sanctions on a key sectors of Russia’s economy, including energy.

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